Libya Alhurra TV
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| Type | Online streaming via Livestream LLC |
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| Country | |
First air date | 17 February 2011 |
| Availability | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Benghazi, Libya |
Launch date | 17 February 2011 |
Official website | http://www.livestream.com/libya17feb |
| Language | Arabic and English |
Libya Alhurra TV (Arabic: قناة ليبيا الحرة) is a TV station founded by Mohammed Nabbous on 17 February 2011. The station is the the first private television station established in Benghazi, Libya. Although Libya Alhurra TV is technically "private," it receives substantial funding from the US government, through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Accordingly, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former director of Radio Free Europe S. Enders Wimbush sit on the Board of Directors for Alhurra TV's parent company, Middle East Broadcasting Company. [1]
The channel's purpose is to provide the world with news, and exclusive on-ground footage from Benghazi during the strong 2011 Libyan uprising.
On March 19, 2011, Nabbous was killed by pro-Gaddafi troops during the Second Battle of Benghazi. His wife Perdita, announcing his death on the same day, vowed to continue with the channel in his stead, and requested original contributions of raw footage from pro-opposition individuals both inside and outside the country.[2]
References
- ^ "March 19 - 4:43pm". AlHussa About Us Page. AlHussa. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Online journalist Mohammed Nabbous killed in Libya". The Spy Report. Media Spy. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.